Thursday, April 2
Gainesville, Fla.
6:30 PM
Florida Gators
vs
Ole Miss
No. 21 Florida Primed for Home Series vs. Ole Miss
Wednesday, April 1, 2026 | Baseball
Florida hosts Ole Miss for the first time since 2021, having won four-straight home series vs. the Rebs since 2011 with a 10-2 record.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Entering as winners of four of their last five games, the No. 21 Florida Gators host Ole Miss in a three-game series for the first time since taking two of three against the Rebels in the inaugural season of Condron Family Ballpark in 2021.
The three-game set runs from Thursday through Saturday, with Thursday evening's series opener scheduled for 6:30 p.m. on SEC Network+, which will also carry game two on Friday at 6:30 p.m. Saturday night's finale will air on SEC Network at 7:30 p.m.
Boasting series victories in eight of their last nine SEC series including four in a row at home dating back to last season, the Gators (23-7, 6-3 SEC) have won 10 of the last 12 meetings against the Rebels (20-10, 3-6 SEC) in Gainesville. Florida has claimed each of the last-four series vs. Ole Miss at home (2021, 2017, 2013, 2011), with the lone home series loss under Head Coach Kevin O'Sullivan's watch coming in his second year at the helm in 2009.
Although the Gators dropped a series to the Rebels in Oxford last season, they have won six of the last 10 matchups in the series overall. Across 114 all-time meetings, Florida leads at 58-56 including a 33-17 record in Gainesville. Under O'Sullivan, the Gators are 21-17 and 11-4 at home against Ole Miss.
Pitching Matchups
CHECKING OUR POLLS
The Gators returned to three polls and are now ranked in all five major polls after going 4-0 against top-10 teams last week, sitting at No. 21 in the D1Baseball Top 25. Florida is ranked as highly No. 14 nationally at Baseball America while coming in at No. 16 via Perfect Game. Meanwhile, the Gators rose six spots to No. 19 in the USA Today Coaches Poll, and moved up four positions to No. 18 per the NCBWA.
SERIES PROMOTIONS & GIVEAWAYS
The Thursday-Saturday series against Ole Miss features multiple giveaways as well as fireworks and other exciting fan activities. For Thursday night's series opener, the first 1,000 fans will receive Florida Baseball quarter zips. On Saturday, the first 500 students will be gifted with Florida Baseball Oasis water bottles. Pregame fireworks will take place during the national anthem, for the team run-out, UF homers and following a Gators win in game two. Meanwhile, Saturday is the program's Military Appreciation Game. ROTC will be in attendance for the national anthem, which will feature a flyover.
FOOD TRUCKS
There will be two food trucks located in the Dizney Grove area beyond the outfield wall on each day of the series.
Thursday: Kona Ice, Brazilian Barbeskew
Friday: Mayflower, Domi Ice
Saturday: Honey Nitro, Mi Apa
HOGWASH
Registering not only the program's first series sweep but also its first series win at Baum-Walker Stadium since 2016, Florida outscored No. 4 Arkansas by a 23-14 margin while out-hitting the Hogs, 36-21. The UF offense slashed .330/.456/.514 with 21 walks to 30 strikeouts while slugging five homers and five doubles. On the mound, the Gators struck out 37 batters against 11 free passes, holding the Razorbacks to a .202 batting average. As a result, the Gators secured their eighth SEC series victory in their last-nine league sets dating back to last season. Florida also took the all-time series lead from Arkansas over the weekend at 41-39 with the three-game sweep.
GIANT SLAYERS
After defeating No. 10 FSU in Jacksonville last Tuesday and sweeping No. 4 Arkansas on the road, Florida is 7-0 against top-25 opponents and 4-0 vs. top-10 foes this year. The Gators have twice taken down No. 17 Miami (W 7-2, W 8-4) while topping No. 20 FSU on March 10 (W, 6-3) and No. 10 FSU on March 24 (W, 5-0). Florida has played three top-five contests thus far – all this past weekend in Fayetteville, Ark.
HISTORIC SWEEP
By upsetting No. 4 Arkansas on their home turf, Florida posted its first road sweep of a top-five opponent in the O'Sullivan era (2008-present) as well is this century. In fact, the statement sweep marked the first time the Gators swept a top-five foe on the road since the NCBWA top-25 poll began in 1998. Florida last swept a top-five team (any location) in 2023 against No. 5 Vanderbilt at home. Looking at the Razorbacks in particular, Florida has produced the last two sweeps of Arkansas in Fayetteville (2026, 2016), as the Hogs have been swept at home just seven total times during Head Coach Dave Van Horn's 24-year tenure with the school.
WEEK TO REMEMBER
Going 4-0 vs. by topping No. 10 FSU at a neutral site and sweeping No. 4 Arkansas on the road, Florida won four-consecutive games all against top-10 opponents for the sixth time under O'Sullivan - last doing so with six-straight, top-10 victories from March 24-April 1, 2018 against No. 4 Arkansas (two home wins), No. 5 FSU (one neutral win) and No. 8 Vanderbilt (home sweep). Although the Gators have previously matched four-straight wins all vs. top-10 foes on five prior occasions in 2018, 2014, 2013, 2011 and 2010 - last week's streak marked the first time Florida did so while playing every game away from home. In fact, of the five previous streaks, only two included road contests: one win at No. 7 FSU in 2013 and three victories at No. 7 LSU in 2011.
KINGS OF THE SEC
Repping more SEC victories (311) and SEC Championships (six) than any other team in the league since O'Sullivan's 2008 arrival, the Gators have won eight of their last nine SEC series dating back to last season. That includes an active, four-series win streak at home against conference foes, as Florida's last home SEC series loss came in the first weekend of April one year ago from April 4-6, 2025 vs. Vanderbilt.
NATIONAL RANKINGS
In addition to pacing the country with six shutouts thrown, Florida ranks among the top-50 teams nationally in a plethora of statistical categories: sixth with an SEC-best 21 sacrifice flies, ninth in strikeouts per nine (11.5), 12th in strikeout-to-walk ratio (3.17), 18th in WHIP (1.24) and win percentage (.767), 20th in ERA (3.72), 25th in hits allowed per nine (7.52), 34th in walks allowed per nine (3.62), 48th in walks drawn (155) and 50th in home runs (38).
KONSISTENCY
Across the last five games, four of which were played against top-10 teams in FSU and Arkansas, Florida pitchers recorded a strikeout in 37 of the 45 innings played for a total of 63 strikeouts. In the four games vs. ranked foes alone, UF hurlers struck out two batters or more in 16 different innings. Amazingly, the Gators fanned three batters in seven of those 36 innings, including striking out the side in order five times – by four different pitchers. After not logging a strikeout in the first inning vs. JU on Tuesday, the Gators fanned at least one batter in every frame thereafter.
JACKSON THE BARBARIAN
Florida sophomore Jackson Barberi was utterly dominant in a pair of performances against top-10 foes last week, earning SEC Co-Pitcher of the Week honors for the first SEC Weekly accolade of his two-year career. His performance powered the Gators to a perfect 4-0 week against top-10 opponents including a series sweep at No. 4 Arkansas, chucking 3.0 shutout, one-hit innings to secure the save vs. No. 10 FSU before firing another 3 1/3 no-hit innings to earn the series-clinching victory at No. 4 Arkansas. On the week, Barberi pitched 6 1/3 innings with zero earned runs allowed, giving up just one hit and two walks while striking out 13 batters.
Facing No. 10 FSU at a neutral-site on Tuesday, the right-hander fanned six Seminoles, then proceeded to punch out seven without issuing a free pass on Saturday at No. 4 Arkansas. Clinching the series for the Gators against the Razorbacks, Barberi retired the first-nine batters he faced in order. Across his two appearances last week, Barberi registered one win, one save, a 0.00 ERA and .043 batting average against.
WE LIKE OUR STREAKS CYR'ED
Powering Florida to a perfect 4-0 week in four games vs. top-10 opponents including a road series sweep at No. 4 Arkansas, senior outfielder Blake Cyr started all four games in left field and went 8-for-16 with a .500/.556/.625 slash line. Pacing the Gators in batting average, hits and RBI (five), Cyr tallied two doubles, three runs scored, two walks and one stolen base. Contributing in all facets of the game, Cyr also executed a successful sacrifice bunt in game two at Arkansas and produced a 1.000 fielding percentage over five putouts in left field - highlighted by a diving catch down the left-field line in the series finale.
Cyr collected a hit in all four games for Florida including three contests with multiple knocks, driving in two runs in the neutral-site win over No. 10 Florida State and providing a team-high three RBI in the series finale at Arkansas. Cyr's performance helped the Gators post a road series sweep of a top-five opponent for the first time since the NCBWA poll was introduced in 1998.
RELENTLESS REPTILES
Florida boasts nine come-from-behind victories through 30 games. In particular, the Gators' five-run comeback on March 8 vs. High Point marked their largest since May 15 of last season against Alabama (five runs).
DESTINATION OMAHA
Coming off the program's 17th-straight trip to the NCAA Tournament, O'Sullivan is in his 19th campaign at the helm of the Gators. Since O'Sullivan's 2008 arrival, Florida leads the nation with 311 SEC wins, 41 MLB debuts, 10 top-eight seeds, nine College World Series trips, nine Super Regionals hosted and six SEC titles. The Gators have advanced to nine of the last 15 College World Series overall – by far the most in the country.
TICKET INFORMATION
Season tickets and SEC Five-Pack Mini-Plans are currently on sale now in addition to single-game tickets. Tickets can be purchased online or by contacting the Gator Ticket Office at (352) 375-4683.
MOBILE TICKETING & FLORIDA GATORS APP
As a reminder, mobile ticketing is required. There will be two ways to access your tickets:
1) through the Florida Gators app from your mobile device or
2) through FloridaGators.com/myaccount. Fans will also be able to transfer or donate their tickets easily within the app or online.
PARKING/SHUTTLES
Fans are encouraged to park at the Fifield and IFAS lots during the weekend. An increased number of shuttles will be available for transportation to the ballpark each day.
Click HERE for a Parking map.
TRAFFIC PATTERNS ON GAME DAY
Those visiting Condron Family Ballpark on game day should be aware of updated traffic patterns surrounding the ballpark. Fans are advised to utilize Ballpark Way, which will serve as a connecting route to the ballpark from Archer Road. For departures, a postgame traffic flow pattern guide can be found here.
BALLPARK PURCHASES
Condron Family Ballpark food and beverage sales are fully cashless. For convenience and to improve speed of service, all concession stands will only accept credit cards, debit cards, or touchless payment with smartphones. Fans with cash can stop at the first base Concession Stand to exchange cash for a Gift Card. Gift Cards can be used at any concession stand within Condron Family Ballpark.
ON DECK
Prior to heading to Athens, Ga, for a three-game series at Georgia (April 10-12), the Gators visit Florida State in Tallahassee, Fla. on Tuesday, April 7 at 7 p.m. on ACC Network Extra.
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The three-game set runs from Thursday through Saturday, with Thursday evening's series opener scheduled for 6:30 p.m. on SEC Network+, which will also carry game two on Friday at 6:30 p.m. Saturday night's finale will air on SEC Network at 7:30 p.m.
Boasting series victories in eight of their last nine SEC series including four in a row at home dating back to last season, the Gators (23-7, 6-3 SEC) have won 10 of the last 12 meetings against the Rebels (20-10, 3-6 SEC) in Gainesville. Florida has claimed each of the last-four series vs. Ole Miss at home (2021, 2017, 2013, 2011), with the lone home series loss under Head Coach Kevin O'Sullivan's watch coming in his second year at the helm in 2009.
Although the Gators dropped a series to the Rebels in Oxford last season, they have won six of the last 10 matchups in the series overall. Across 114 all-time meetings, Florida leads at 58-56 including a 33-17 record in Gainesville. Under O'Sullivan, the Gators are 21-17 and 11-4 at home against Ole Miss.
Pitching Matchups
| Thursday | 6:30 ET (SECN+) | Friday | 6:30 ET (SECN+) | Saturday | 7:30 ET (SECN) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ole Miss | RHP Taylor Rabe (3-1, 2.61 ERA) | LHP Hunter Elliott (3-0, 3.72 ERA) | RHP Cade Townsend (2-1, 1.90 ERA) |
| Florida | RHP Liam Peterson (1-1, 3.67 ERA) | RHP Aidan King (3-2, 1.97 ERA) | RHP Russell Sandefer (2-1, 4.24 ERA) |
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CHECKING OUR POLLS
The Gators returned to three polls and are now ranked in all five major polls after going 4-0 against top-10 teams last week, sitting at No. 21 in the D1Baseball Top 25. Florida is ranked as highly No. 14 nationally at Baseball America while coming in at No. 16 via Perfect Game. Meanwhile, the Gators rose six spots to No. 19 in the USA Today Coaches Poll, and moved up four positions to No. 18 per the NCBWA.
SERIES PROMOTIONS & GIVEAWAYS
The Thursday-Saturday series against Ole Miss features multiple giveaways as well as fireworks and other exciting fan activities. For Thursday night's series opener, the first 1,000 fans will receive Florida Baseball quarter zips. On Saturday, the first 500 students will be gifted with Florida Baseball Oasis water bottles. Pregame fireworks will take place during the national anthem, for the team run-out, UF homers and following a Gators win in game two. Meanwhile, Saturday is the program's Military Appreciation Game. ROTC will be in attendance for the national anthem, which will feature a flyover.
Series Opener Giveaway 🔥
— Florida Gators Baseball (@GatorsBB) April 1, 2026
Florida Baseball quarter zips for the first 1️⃣,0️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ fans tomorrow night vs. Ole Miss!
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FOOD TRUCKS
There will be two food trucks located in the Dizney Grove area beyond the outfield wall on each day of the series.
Thursday: Kona Ice, Brazilian Barbeskew
Friday: Mayflower, Domi Ice
Saturday: Honey Nitro, Mi Apa
HOGWASH
Registering not only the program's first series sweep but also its first series win at Baum-Walker Stadium since 2016, Florida outscored No. 4 Arkansas by a 23-14 margin while out-hitting the Hogs, 36-21. The UF offense slashed .330/.456/.514 with 21 walks to 30 strikeouts while slugging five homers and five doubles. On the mound, the Gators struck out 37 batters against 11 free passes, holding the Razorbacks to a .202 batting average. As a result, the Gators secured their eighth SEC series victory in their last-nine league sets dating back to last season. Florida also took the all-time series lead from Arkansas over the weekend at 41-39 with the three-game sweep.
GIANT SLAYERS
After defeating No. 10 FSU in Jacksonville last Tuesday and sweeping No. 4 Arkansas on the road, Florida is 7-0 against top-25 opponents and 4-0 vs. top-10 foes this year. The Gators have twice taken down No. 17 Miami (W 7-2, W 8-4) while topping No. 20 FSU on March 10 (W, 6-3) and No. 10 FSU on March 24 (W, 5-0). Florida has played three top-five contests thus far – all this past weekend in Fayetteville, Ark.
HISTORIC SWEEP
By upsetting No. 4 Arkansas on their home turf, Florida posted its first road sweep of a top-five opponent in the O'Sullivan era (2008-present) as well is this century. In fact, the statement sweep marked the first time the Gators swept a top-five foe on the road since the NCBWA top-25 poll began in 1998. Florida last swept a top-five team (any location) in 2023 against No. 5 Vanderbilt at home. Looking at the Razorbacks in particular, Florida has produced the last two sweeps of Arkansas in Fayetteville (2026, 2016), as the Hogs have been swept at home just seven total times during Head Coach Dave Van Horn's 24-year tenure with the school.
WEEK TO REMEMBER
Going 4-0 vs. by topping No. 10 FSU at a neutral site and sweeping No. 4 Arkansas on the road, Florida won four-consecutive games all against top-10 opponents for the sixth time under O'Sullivan - last doing so with six-straight, top-10 victories from March 24-April 1, 2018 against No. 4 Arkansas (two home wins), No. 5 FSU (one neutral win) and No. 8 Vanderbilt (home sweep). Although the Gators have previously matched four-straight wins all vs. top-10 foes on five prior occasions in 2018, 2014, 2013, 2011 and 2010 - last week's streak marked the first time Florida did so while playing every game away from home. In fact, of the five previous streaks, only two included road contests: one win at No. 7 FSU in 2013 and three victories at No. 7 LSU in 2011.
KINGS OF THE SEC
Repping more SEC victories (311) and SEC Championships (six) than any other team in the league since O'Sullivan's 2008 arrival, the Gators have won eight of their last nine SEC series dating back to last season. That includes an active, four-series win streak at home against conference foes, as Florida's last home SEC series loss came in the first weekend of April one year ago from April 4-6, 2025 vs. Vanderbilt.
NATIONAL RANKINGS
In addition to pacing the country with six shutouts thrown, Florida ranks among the top-50 teams nationally in a plethora of statistical categories: sixth with an SEC-best 21 sacrifice flies, ninth in strikeouts per nine (11.5), 12th in strikeout-to-walk ratio (3.17), 18th in WHIP (1.24) and win percentage (.767), 20th in ERA (3.72), 25th in hits allowed per nine (7.52), 34th in walks allowed per nine (3.62), 48th in walks drawn (155) and 50th in home runs (38).
KONSISTENCY
Across the last five games, four of which were played against top-10 teams in FSU and Arkansas, Florida pitchers recorded a strikeout in 37 of the 45 innings played for a total of 63 strikeouts. In the four games vs. ranked foes alone, UF hurlers struck out two batters or more in 16 different innings. Amazingly, the Gators fanned three batters in seven of those 36 innings, including striking out the side in order five times – by four different pitchers. After not logging a strikeout in the first inning vs. JU on Tuesday, the Gators fanned at least one batter in every frame thereafter.
JACKSON THE BARBARIAN
Florida sophomore Jackson Barberi was utterly dominant in a pair of performances against top-10 foes last week, earning SEC Co-Pitcher of the Week honors for the first SEC Weekly accolade of his two-year career. His performance powered the Gators to a perfect 4-0 week against top-10 opponents including a series sweep at No. 4 Arkansas, chucking 3.0 shutout, one-hit innings to secure the save vs. No. 10 FSU before firing another 3 1/3 no-hit innings to earn the series-clinching victory at No. 4 Arkansas. On the week, Barberi pitched 6 1/3 innings with zero earned runs allowed, giving up just one hit and two walks while striking out 13 batters.
Facing No. 10 FSU at a neutral-site on Tuesday, the right-hander fanned six Seminoles, then proceeded to punch out seven without issuing a free pass on Saturday at No. 4 Arkansas. Clinching the series for the Gators against the Razorbacks, Barberi retired the first-nine batters he faced in order. Across his two appearances last week, Barberi registered one win, one save, a 0.00 ERA and .043 batting average against.
Jackson the Barberian 🏆
— Florida Gators Baseball (@GatorsBB) March 30, 2026
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WE LIKE OUR STREAKS CYR'ED
Powering Florida to a perfect 4-0 week in four games vs. top-10 opponents including a road series sweep at No. 4 Arkansas, senior outfielder Blake Cyr started all four games in left field and went 8-for-16 with a .500/.556/.625 slash line. Pacing the Gators in batting average, hits and RBI (five), Cyr tallied two doubles, three runs scored, two walks and one stolen base. Contributing in all facets of the game, Cyr also executed a successful sacrifice bunt in game two at Arkansas and produced a 1.000 fielding percentage over five putouts in left field - highlighted by a diving catch down the left-field line in the series finale.
Cyr collected a hit in all four games for Florida including three contests with multiple knocks, driving in two runs in the neutral-site win over No. 10 Florida State and providing a team-high three RBI in the series finale at Arkansas. Cyr's performance helped the Gators post a road series sweep of a top-five opponent for the first time since the NCBWA poll was introduced in 1998.
RELENTLESS REPTILES
Florida boasts nine come-from-behind victories through 30 games. In particular, the Gators' five-run comeback on March 8 vs. High Point marked their largest since May 15 of last season against Alabama (five runs).
DESTINATION OMAHA
Coming off the program's 17th-straight trip to the NCAA Tournament, O'Sullivan is in his 19th campaign at the helm of the Gators. Since O'Sullivan's 2008 arrival, Florida leads the nation with 311 SEC wins, 41 MLB debuts, 10 top-eight seeds, nine College World Series trips, nine Super Regionals hosted and six SEC titles. The Gators have advanced to nine of the last 15 College World Series overall – by far the most in the country.
TICKET INFORMATION
Season tickets and SEC Five-Pack Mini-Plans are currently on sale now in addition to single-game tickets. Tickets can be purchased online or by contacting the Gator Ticket Office at (352) 375-4683.
MOBILE TICKETING & FLORIDA GATORS APP
As a reminder, mobile ticketing is required. There will be two ways to access your tickets:
1) through the Florida Gators app from your mobile device or
2) through FloridaGators.com/myaccount. Fans will also be able to transfer or donate their tickets easily within the app or online.
PARKING/SHUTTLES
Fans are encouraged to park at the Fifield and IFAS lots during the weekend. An increased number of shuttles will be available for transportation to the ballpark each day.
Click HERE for a Parking map.
- General Parking is available in the west Condron Family Ballpark baseball lot and the Fifield parking lot located directly across Hull Road.
- Disabled parking is available on a first-come, first-serve basis in the Condron Family Ballpark west lot with a valid Disabled Placard.
- Fans can follow this link to an interactive parking map.
- RV Parking is available in the Fifield Flat lot. Reserved RV parking is not available for Florida baseball games. All motor home parking is on a first come, first-served basis.
- On-board generators are permitted, however exterior or pull-along generators are prohibited at all times. For safety reasons, all motor homes/RVs are required to utilize exhaust extensions or "smoke stacks" to channel exhaust fumes to the top of the motor home/RV.
- Overnight stays are only allowed on weekend series in the Fifield Flat lot.
- Do Not Park Illegally
- Park in designated parking spots (Do not park on grass or in No Parking Zones).
- Vehicles are subject to towing if they block streets, sidewalks, service drives, or fire lanes, or if illegally parked in a disabled space.
TRAFFIC PATTERNS ON GAME DAY
Those visiting Condron Family Ballpark on game day should be aware of updated traffic patterns surrounding the ballpark. Fans are advised to utilize Ballpark Way, which will serve as a connecting route to the ballpark from Archer Road. For departures, a postgame traffic flow pattern guide can be found here.
BALLPARK PURCHASES
Condron Family Ballpark food and beverage sales are fully cashless. For convenience and to improve speed of service, all concession stands will only accept credit cards, debit cards, or touchless payment with smartphones. Fans with cash can stop at the first base Concession Stand to exchange cash for a Gift Card. Gift Cards can be used at any concession stand within Condron Family Ballpark.
ON DECK
Prior to heading to Athens, Ga, for a three-game series at Georgia (April 10-12), the Gators visit Florida State in Tallahassee, Fla. on Tuesday, April 7 at 7 p.m. on ACC Network Extra.
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